Director dealings: James Cropper chairman lowers stake

Cropper, who offloaded the shares while acting as the trustee for the AC Cropper Settlement, sold the shares on Thursday at an average price of 910.0p, for a total value of £299,999.71.

Following the sale, Cropper holds a beneficial interest in 1.82m ordinary shares in the group, representing a total of 19.1% of the company's issued share capital.

As of 1610 GMT, James Cropper shares were up 2.16% at 945.0p.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

Top Director Buys

Real Estate Investors (RLE)
Director name: Bassi,Paul
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Value: £1,058,540.56

Real Estate Investors (RLE)
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Value: £280,000.00

Bluefield Solar Income Fund Limited (BSIF)
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Seeing Machines Ltd. Npv (di) (SEE)
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Intercede Group (IGP)
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Primorus Investments (PRIM)
Director name: Clark,Hedley
Amount purchased: 200,401 @ 2.49p
Value: £4,989.99

Primorus Investments (PRIM)
Director name: Labrum,Rupert
Amount purchased: 150,000 @ 2.89p
Value: £4,332.00

Primorus Investments (PRIM)
Director name: Labrum,Rupert
Amount purchased: 100,000 @ 3.14p
Value: £3,140.00

Primorus Investments (PRIM)
Director name: Labrum,Rupert
Amount purchased: 100,000 @ 3.00p
Value: £2,999.00

Primorus Investments (PRIM)
Director name: Clark,Hedley
Amount purchased: 109,124 @ 2.74p
Value: £2,990.00

Primorus Investments (PRIM)
Director name: Clark,Hedley
Amount purchased: 116,297 @ 2.57p
Value: £2,988.83

Primorus Investments (PRIM)
Director name: Labrum,Rupert
Amount purchased: 100,000 @ 2.89p
Value: £2,890.00

Primorus Investments (PRIM)
Director name: Labrum,Rupert
Amount purchased: 100,000 @ 2.89p
Value: £2,890.00

Primorus Investments (PRIM)
Director name: Clark,Hedley
Amount purchased: 103,151 @ 2.80p
Value: £2,888.23

Primorus Investments (PRIM)
Director name: Labrum,Rupert
Amount purchased: 100,000 @ 2.83p
Value: £2,830.00

Primorus Investments (PRIM)
Director name: Labrum,Rupert
Amount purchased: 100,000 @ 2.59p
Value: £2,590.00

Primorus Investments (PRIM)
Director name: Labrum,Rupert
Amount purchased: 100,000 @ 2.57p
Value: £2,570.00

Primorus Investments (PRIM)
Director name: Clark,Hedley
Amount purchased: 79,600 @ 2.50p
Value: £1,990.00

Primorus Investments (PRIM)
Director name: Clark,Hedley
Amount purchased: 92,990 @ 2.14p
Value: £1,989.99

Primorus Investments (PRIM)
Director name: Clark,Hedley
Amount purchased: 83,228 @ 2.39p
Value: £1,989.15

Primorus Investments (PRIM)
Director name: Labrum,Rupert
Amount purchased: 50,000 @ 3.05p
Value: £1,525.00

Primorus Investments (PRIM)
Director name: Labrum,Rupert
Amount purchased: 50,000 @ 2.88p
Value: £1,440.00

Primorus Investments (PRIM)
Director name: Labrum,Rupert
Amount purchased: 25,000 @ 2.95p
Value: £737.50

Primorus Investments (PRIM)
Director name: Labrum,Rupert
Amount purchased: 25,000 @ 2.79p
Value: £697.50

Top Director Sells

Cropper (james) (CRPR)
Director name: Cropper,Mark A J
Amount sold: 32,967 @ 910.00p
Value: £299,999.71